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  • From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Obama and religion
  • Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:38:10 EDT



> >In those days, slaves could be taken and sold to satisfy debt, so not
> really
> different from the rest of his property.

Except for one thing, and it is my point, that I am obviously making badly.

Once a slave was freed by a Writ of Manumission, he could not be attached.
Facing losing the slave with no compensation, Grant freed him. He could not
have done this with any other possession, not land or equipment or livestock.

Very different from the rest of his property, </HTML>




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